穷困

窮困
qióngkùn
  1. destitute
  2. wretched poverty

CEDICT

poor; impoverished

Wiktionary

生计窘迫或境遇艰难。

重編國語辭典

生计窘迫或境遇艰难

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 穷 qióng
  1. poor
  2. destitute
  3. to use up
  4. to exhaust
  5. thoroughly
  6. extremely
  7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
=2 困 kùn
  1. to trap
  2. to surround
  3. hard-pressed
  4. stranded
  5. destitute
=2 困 kùn
  1. sleepy
  2. tired

Containing this entry

穷困潦倒 qióngkùnliáodǎo (idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope

Related entries

窘匮 jiǒngkuì
  1. destitute
  2. impoverished
穷愁 qióngchóu
  1. destitute
  2. troubled
  3. penniless and full of care
凋敝 diāobì
  1. impoverished
  2. destitute
  3. hard
  4. depressed (of business)
  5. tattered
  6. ragged
清贫 qīngpín
  1. poor but upright
  2. destitute
穷 qióng
  1. poor
  2. destitute
  3. to use up
  4. to exhaust
  5. thoroughly
  6. extremely
  7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
窮鼠囓狸。

A cornered rat will bite a cat.

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